Our second and final Sasquatch! dispatch comes with fewer bands than Part One, but a deeper look at them. Last time we teased Wayne Coyne’s ability to convince young girls to get on stage and dance naked during his U.F.O. party. This time we actually have some images to back it up. Also on the docket, compliments of photographer Chona Kasinger: pics of Flight Of The Conchords getting down to business time, visual evidence of Tyondai and his Battles crushing it, a black & white spread of Stephen Malkmus and Janet the Jick, shots of Ben Gibbard still being skinny, photos of Jamie Lidell being soulfully animated, a spread of the Hives essentially doing the same, and oh yeah of Robert Smith looking like … well, some things are better left seen and not said.

these were all accidentally shot in basic compression so i actually used very little lightroom except for vignetting, desaturation, and exposure bumping on the lidell shot with the mic in my dace ‘cos he was blocking the light.

Robert Smith would actually be a perfectly normal-looking middle-aged guy if he got a haircut and wiped off his makeup. But I think being a perfectly normal-looking middle-aged guy doesn’t hold much appeal for him.

As an aside, friends who saw the Cure’s set at Sasquatch said he was losing his voice. The next night in Vancouver he was fine voice, however.

nice pics. some of those hives shots are amazing.some young and handsome men @ WEALTHY CHAT.com are interested in it as well. Meanwhile, they want to find a rich woman to support and pamper with. Go @ WEALTHY CHAT.com

I would guess the average age of a performer at Monterrey Pop, or Woodstock, was less than 25 years old. Is 40 is the new 25? Are there some giant crappy emo festivals happening somewhere and I’m oblivious? Is live performance for the middle aged and older? These are the things I wonder when I look at these lovely photos.

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